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He has been tested and not found lacking...

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Re: Weight Loss & Thyroid hormones

> I am as of today, lighter than I was on 8/13/99 when I had my

> thyroidectomy. Over the course of the past 4 years, I picked up

> another 25 pounds, and have lost them all. For me the answer was the

> Atkin's diet, with the full support of my primary care, my ob/gyn,

> and my endocrinologist. I'm someone who does well on a much lower

> amount of carbohydrates. I don't get the out of gas, shaking all

> over feeling I used to get in the afternoon - the time when lunch had

> worn off. I'm eating more salads and vegetables than I used to , and

> not having any bread or pastas. I've even found the once or twice I

> have fallen off the carbo wagon in the past 4 months that after

> eating some pasta, I went back to my ages old habit of slight

> wheezing after the meal.. When I don't eat flour based carbs, I

> don't wheeze.. go figure.

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> I lost the 25 pounds in the past 3 1/2 months or so... and would like

> to lose 20 more. For exercise, I walk the dogs, (now we have 2) and

> hike in the woods, (these are big active labs who need A LOT of

> walking to be calm well behaved dogs). and I bike some and kayak

> some, I'm not a gym person.

>

> I'm thrilled to be sitting here on nearly the 4th anniversary of my

> surgery, feeling great, lighter than I was then, enjoying my return

> to school and the beginnings of a new career. Its also nice to have

> just turned 50, and not feel old, fat and middle aged! There is life

> after a TT, and a great life can be had even with thyca.

>

> barb

> TT 8/99 RAI 4/00 Clean Scans 12/00, 5/02

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> sending a blank e-mail to:

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